Crystal River current., 1887-04-09

old doctor in q atowerine passion. "Are
you not satisfied with trying to take
from me my practice, but that you
must now rob me of my child? l will
never consent to give her to you."
"But, SIR" said Edmund Rand,
turning to May, II have your daugh
tors permission to make this request.
told her OF my intentions last night
and she authorized me to say that
she quite APPROVES of them"
MAY" exclaimed her father in a
stern voice, sis that true?"
my dear papa, am in no hurry
to get married and will never marry
against your wish, but will never mar.
~ any one else than Edmund"
"UnRrateful grill" muttered DR..
Wood, and the next moment he sank
back in his chair with an attack OF
disease of the heart to which he had
long been subject.
"Open the window" said the young
man, preparing with promptitude and
earnestness to administer the necess-
ary remedies; "bes not alarmed-it is
not q dangerous attack"
May obeyed her lover promptly
and quietly, quite aware OF the ne
cessity of self-possession and GOODNESS
in a case like the present. In half an
hour, DR.. Wood was lying in a large.
airy bedroom. and the young man
tend a patient of her father's. 1t was
double rounds and was able to be at
Tho hodoido of ha 70 hor ~ Nav x.yh4
with his sister by her side, sat watch
ing.
"He sleeps soundly," said she, in
low tone, as he entered.
"Yes, and is doing well," replied Ed.
mund. "Pll answer for his being up
and stirring tomorrow, if he desires it. ;"
"But will it not be better for him to
rest some days?"
Better, perhaps; but what will his
patients do without him?"
"You can attend to them as you
have done to-day" said May, plead
ingly.
my dear girl, you who knC,. lie
can trust me with your fathers pa
tients; you know that when he is able
to be about l would relinquish them
unhesitatlngly. But you must be
aware that your father entertains a
different opinion of me, and for him
to discover that was attending his
patients would be to retard his recov-
cry" ,,
strong voice from the bed; II shall not
be about for a month, and after max
ing me take to my bed the least you
can do is to attend to my patients"
"If you wish it, sir"
II insist upon it," said the old doc
tor; land to prevent any opposition
you can say We are going into partner
ship"
"But--
eff you want my daughter con-
tinued the old doctor gruffiy, "you
must do as tell you. If you wish to
be my son-in-law you must be
my partner, work like horse, slave
night and day, while l smoke my pipe,
drink my grog. and enjoy myself gem
"My dear SIR" exclaimed the young
man, "you overwhelm me-"
"Dear papa!" said May.
eyes, dear papa" muttered old DR..
Wood. "a pretty girl you are; give
a party to crush the interloper: cry
when he gets his first patient; watch
him from the window like a cat watches
q mouse, and then-want to marry
him."
"But, papa, is not this the surest
way to end the opposition"
eyes; because we cannot crush him
we take him as a partner; never heard
OF such thing" grumbled the old
gentleman. "It is nice return for
the rearing OF children to have them
take part with your enemies"
Nobody made any reply to this
and after a few more faint attempts
at faultfinding the old doctor fell
asleep.
Ny first call upon my arrival last
week at N--was at DR.. Woods
house, and the first thing to attract
my attention when came in sight oi
it was May in the bay window.
EAT your place." said, as we warm.
ly shook hands.
II am very seldom here now" she
said.
"Why?"
because I live over the way" she
replied, with happy smile.
"Over the way" questioned I. with
q strange obtuseness.
Eyes. But, OF course you know am
May Rand now, and here are the new
flowers in the bay window" she add.
| ed, pulling out from their retreat be-
hind the flower boxes three young,
fresh faces that were staring eagerly
down the street at grandpa, who had
just loomed in view.
I lett N the day following, very
happy over the delightful denoument
of this romance that began by rivalry.
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